Characterization in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird As you are reading the novel, write a description of each character’s physical appearance and personality, and indicate the events in the book that depict each character’s most important traits (indicate chapter and page):
Name of Character
Description
Personality
Important Events
Chapter/Pages
Scout (Jean Louise) Finch
Jem (Jeremy) Finch
Atticus Finch
Boo Radley (Arthur)
Calpurnia
Dill (Charles Baker Harris)
Tom Robinson
Bob Ewell
Mayella Violet Ewell
Heck Tate
Miss Maudie
Mrs. Dubose
Aunt Alexandra
Dolphus Raymond
Walter Cunningham
Maudie Atkinson
Stephanie Crawford
Reverend Sykes
Judge John Taylor
Caroline Fisher
Rachel Haverford
Burris Ewell
Mr. Avery
Nathan Radley
Uncle Jack Finch
Mr. Link Deas
Mr. B. B. Underwood
Mr. Gilmer
Mrs. Merriweather
Manteo High School: English Department: Common Goals
Unit Name:
Novel: Fiction 4 weeks
Grade Level:
English I
Texts Used:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Purpose: To read and analyze a classic novel for plot, characterization, setting, and themes.
Skills:
Level 2
Vocabulary/literary elements (define, identify)
Chapters 1-31 Daily Vocab.
Content (characters, basic plot, author)
Level 3
Themes/Big Ideas
Level 4
Connections (to world, other texts, self, inference)
§United States History of 1930s/Great Depression/Math:Compare prices of today and during the depression. §Discuss Jim Crow Laws §Discuss Racial conflicts prevalent in Southern states §Discuss Racial conflicts §Web Quest over the life of Harper Lee and historical timeline §Life Skills
Writing
§Describe the trial that took place in TKAM.Do you feel the trial was fair why or why not.Show proof for the statement s made throughout your essay.
As you are reading the novel, write a description of each character’s physical appearance and personality, and indicate the events in the book that depict each character’s most important traits (indicate chapter and page):
(Arthur)
(Charles Baker Harris)
Manteo High School: English Department: Common Goals
4 weeks
Purpose: To read and analyze a classic novel for plot, characterization, setting, and themes.
Daily Vocab.
§ Discuss Jim Crow Laws
§ Discuss Racial conflicts prevalent in Southern states
§ Discuss Racial conflicts
§ Web Quest over the life of Harper Lee and historical timeline
§ Life Skills
9.2.3
9.3.3
9.3.4
9.3.5
9.3.6
9.3.8
9.3.9
9.3.12
9.4.1
9.4.2
9.4.3
9.4.7
9.7.7